The Edinburgh companion to Samuel Beckett and the arts /
The 35 new and original chapters in this Companion capture the continued vitality of Beckett studies in drama, music and the visual arts and establish rich and varied cultural contexts for Beckett's work world-wide. As well as considering topics such as Beckett and science, historiography, geoc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
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[2014]
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| Summary: | The 35 new and original chapters in this Companion capture the continued vitality of Beckett studies in drama, music and the visual arts and establish rich and varied cultural contexts for Beckett's work world-wide. As well as considering topics such as Beckett and science, historiography, geocriticism and philosophy, the volume focuses on the post-centenary impetus within Beckett studies, emphasising a return to primary sources amid letters, drafts, and other documents. Major Beckett critics such as Steven Connor, David Lloyd, Andrew Gibson, John Pilling, Jean-Michel Rabaté and Mark Nixon, as well as emerging researchers, present the latest critical thinking in key areas, including art and aesthetics, fictions, European context, Irish context, film, radio and television, language/writing, philosophies, theatre and performance and g Global Beckett. Edited by eminent Beckett scholar S. E. Gontarski, the Companion draws on the most vital, ground-breaking research to outline the nature of Beckett studies for the next generation. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 504 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780748675685 074867568X |